08 August 2008

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Today is an especially special day rite…

080808, should be once in my life time (unless I’m still alive when 121 years old lar)

Then at 0808080808, the long-awaited Beijing Olympic Games will finally begin… and the Games will surely fill my time greatly…

Hope Malaysia contingent can do something outstanding this time lah… At least get a hyper-historical gold medal…

No matter how I avoid thinking bout it, I have to return to Russia in 20 days… and time is still flying super lightning quick though I’m still stand steadily in holiday’s mood… Quote from joker in the Dark Knight, ‘when unstoppable force meets immovable object’… and in this case, unstoppable force will gain victory…

20days, enough for Olympic Games to begin and end… and there are still lots of things that I can enjoy especially there will be a one-week school holidays soon…

Lion City 2008

Went to Singapore last week…
And it was something that I feel need to job down lately so that I can remember it for a long period, if not forever…

Before this, I haven’t been to the Lion City for years… and this time, went there mainly to visit some friends who are studying there and have a look on how the city has developed all these years…

(In brief)

29/7:
Arrived when it was near to noon time, and after some funny misunderstanding, finally met up with Chong It who was the main host during our stay in Singapore… After settling down at his hostel room, we went to look around in the campus of Nanyang Technological University (NTU)… class and excellent facilities all around which I can never got chance to have them in Russia…

At night, had dinner with few friends there and also chit-chatting at tv lounge.

30/7:
Went to city centre… Strolled around at several shopping malls there, Esplanade, Merlion, and also went into historical 5-star Fullerton Hotel…

At night, walked around at Chinatown and had dinner there…

Before going back to hostel, went to Quayside to enjoy night view at riverside …

31/7:
Hang around at Jurong Point, nearest shopping mall to NTU…

Watched “Money No Enough 2” (钱不够用2) which was newly on show in Singapore… typical Jack Neo’s movie with lots of jokes and touching elements….

Had dinner with a bunch of Jit Sinians who are studying in NTU… and spent whole night with some card games with friends there…

1/8:
Went to National University of Singapore (NUS) to visit some other Jit Sin friends there…

Whole noon time was spent by looking around in NUS… another great university...

At night, had dinner and hang around at Vivo City, the largest shopping mall in Singapore…

2/8:
Went to Bugis Road which is labelled as largest street shopping location in Singapore… and ideal place to shop for cheap things but there was packed with crowd all around…

Also entered and experienced National Library of Singapore…

Had last dinner with Chong It during our stay in Singapore this time…

Left Singapore at 9.30pm… The coach was like taking flight… has ample space and got personal tv to watch movies or listen songs... but it cost 70sd ahhh…